• Bucks catch break in rising star Brandon Jennings
  Tuesday night in Chicago, Lindsey Hunter, who has been in the league just three years less than the kid has been on the planet, was letting the rookie have it from his catcall perch on the Bulls' bench.

• Pizza Bowl could be in the offing for Michigan and Michigan State
  There's no escaping a date at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for Michigan or Michigan State if both finish 6-6.

• North by nowhere in the Big 12 as clutter reigns because of lack of sustained momentum
  The Big 12 North has become less of a race and more like the wheels-off obstacle course on one of those wacky Japanese game shows.

• Boise State overcomes flaws to remain undefeated
  Nine games into the season, Boise State's record is perfect. But the fifth-ranked Broncos remain flawed in ways that have bedeviled the squad since the season-opening victory against Oregon.

• Despite undefeated record, Boise State must correct annoying flaws
  Nine games into the season, Boise State's record is perfect. But the fifth-ranked Broncos remain flawed in ways that have bedeviled the squad since the season-opening victory against Oregon.

• Reid's and Eagles' dominance this decade has come at Cowboys' expense
  When it comes to addressing his team's rivalries in the NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid is a man of few words.

• Dolphins' Taylor set to chase Patriots' Brady, again
  Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady share a friendship, injury-filled disappointing 2008 seasons and, until the Dolphins traded Taylor to Washington in 2008, status as their teams" signature players. They could've shared a locker room this season.

• Please don't confuse Roy Williams with The Whiner
  Roy Williams had a very good point of contention Thursday and, quite frankly, I did not have a very good answer.

• Scott Coker making his move in the game of Mixed Martial Arts, the nation's fastest-growing sport
  Scott Coker was at home last weekend in Willow Glen, Calif., doggedly pursuing the American dream. He was watching football on television.

• Despite being brothers in arms, Air Force and Army still must compete
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Falcons are in the middle of a long, tense football season, and players don't have time to indulge in brotherly pageantry.

• On Veterans Day, remember those who truly deserve our gratitude
  Veterans Day has come around again as it does every fall, arriving with a new crispness in the air, the woods painted in glorious color and the days of a year that seemed new just yesterday now dwindled to a precious few.

• Dave on Demand: The television week in review
  As much as I enjoyed the actual games, a part of me couldn't wait for the World Series to be over.

• What the census will get wrong
  The 2010 U.S. Census will soon be upon us, and by now you may have heard one of the patriotic pitches to comply.

• Massacre at Fort Hood
  The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, Nov. 6:

• A better economic yardstick
  "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." - Abe Lincoln

• Afghan corruption shouldn't stall troop increase
  The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Thursday, Nov. 5:

• Is U.S. facing a dead end?
  The Obama administration may be going down a dead end. In an Oct. 13 meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Obama said: "Tell Raul that if he doesn't take steps, I won't be able to go further." A few days later the Spanish foreign minister met with Raul Castro. We don't know if he delivered the message.

• Baseball playoffs 2009: Thanks for the memories
  Alex Rodriguez couldn't stop smiling.

• White Sox shouldn't sell Gordon Beckham short
  The world as we know it is not going to end if the White Sox move third baseman Gordon Beckham to second base, though the true Beckham believers among you might build survival bunkers just in case.

• Don't panic on the Red Wings
  The Red Wings have been great for so long that when they stumble, it's like the king is fidgeting in his throne. Is he OK? Did he wince? What next?

• At last, A-Rod has a sense of validation
  Alex Rodriguez began the year in shame.

• Feisty gray filly Careless Jewel and trainer Josie Carroll are a great team
  Careless Jewel could be Josie Carroll's alter ego, the flip side of her character, the more flamboyant and headstrong side, but not so much a Hyde to her Jekyll as a patronus to her Harry Potter because together they've been, well, very nearly unbeatable.

• Wild can spread the blame
  Here in the State of Hokey, the Wild will invite just about anyone to yell, "Let's Play Hockey."

• East Carolina still languishing on offense
  The robust defense East Carolina fans had longed to see throughout this football season surfaced Thursday night in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

• Virginia Tech stays poised, keeps plugging away against East Carolina
  Virginia Tech's poise and motivation faced their sternest tests Thursday.